HER 242


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Name
Av-1
Morphotype
C1 (Podophage)
Family
?1
Genus
Dybvigvirus
Species
Dybvigvirus Av1
Electron Micrograph
Image
Image of phage under microscope
Image description
Magnification: 297,000X
Bar: 50 nm
Staining: PT
Characteristics
Clear plaques of 0.5 mm.
Closely related to phages Av-2, Av-3, 1281, and CT1.
Virion density of 1.453g/cc.
dsDNA, 18.5kb, G+C=48.4%.
Bacterial hosts
Reference
Delisle, A.L., R.K. Nauman, and G.E. Minah. 1978. Isolation of a bacteriophage for *Actinomyces viscosus*. Infect. Immun. 20:303-306.
Remarks
Also held in the ATCC collection (ATCC 43145-B1).
History
Received from
Date
Dr A.L. Delisle
Department of Microbiology
University of Maryland
School of Dentistry
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
19-02-1993
Isolated by
Date
Dr A.L. Delisle
Sykesville, MD
1977
Source
Untreated domestic sewage
Updated at
2024-01-17